Fundamentals of Aerodynamics
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ISBN: 9781259129919
Author: John D. Anderson Jr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.16P
For the conditions given in Problem 4.15, a more reasonable calculation of the skin friction coefficient would be to assume an initially laminar boundary layer starting at the leading edge. and then transitioning to a turbulent boundary layer at some point downstream. Calculate the skin-friction coefficient for the Spitfire’s airfoil described in Problem 4.15, but this time assuming a critical Reynolds number of
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Consider the NACA 2412 airfoil, data for which is given in 4.10 and 4.11. The data are given for two values of the Reynolds number based on chord length. For the case where Rec = 3.1×106, estimate: (a) the laminar boundary layer thickness at the trailing edge for a chord length of 1.5 m and (b) the net laminar skin-friction drag coefficient for the airfoil.
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Fundamentals of Aerodynamics
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